- plural of settlement.
settlements
Example Sentences
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Possible settings include submarines, disaster areas, and eventually human settlements on the moon or Mars.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
"It's so tricky because, in principle, I agree with opposing these new settlements," Michael Cohen, who works for a Jewish charity, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nine other European countries joined a statement saying they planned to introduce or support restrictions on trade with settlements.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Tuesday’s announcement is largely symbolic, with only limited trade between Europe and the settlements in the West Bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Low, shaggy clouds scudded over that part of the horizon where the sea lay, behind the marshes and the beach shanty settlements, and raindrops darkened the black mackintosh I had bought that morning.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
